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Preferred Citation

Edward Steidtmann diary, 1918. MS 0145. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Edward Steidtmann was born in 1881 near Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin. From 1923 to 1948 he was a VMI faculty member (Professor of Mineralogy and Geology). Steidtmann died in 1948 in Lexington, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Edward Steidtmann's diary that he kept during his trip to Alaska in the summer and fall of 1918. Daily entries give a detailed account of the journey, and a few entries are dated before and after the trip.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Alaska—Description and travel
• Diaries
• Virginia Military Institute—Faculty—Biography